Changing Places Case Study: Melcome Regis

Question 1

What gives Melcombe Regis significance?

Answer 1

• Used to be connected to a trading port due to its location 60 miles from the east coast of France
• Links with tourism (started by King George III
• Ex-Navy base at Portland
• Lowest social mobility in the country

Question 2

How has Melcombe Regis changed over the last 100 years?

Answer 2

• Tourism decline
• Navy port -> commercial port
• Containerisation made international trade through the port obsolete

Question 3

How have panamex ships changed trade in Melcombe Regis?

Answer 3

Panamex ships came into popularity due to containerisation - Weymouth could not support the ships that were now being used to transport these goods.

Question 4

What is the cycle of deprivation in relation to Melcombe Regis? How did it start?

Answer 4

The cycle of deprivation in Melcombe Regis was triggered by the Navy base at Portland closing down. This huge loss of jobs meant that people either had to move away to get other jobs(counter-urbanisation). However, this meant the less well off people put into unemployment by this were left behind, struggling to get another job due to their unique/unapplicable skillsets. This led to obscelence of the environment & property, then lack of investment by local authorities. A combination of these factors meant that new industries and buisnesses were reluctant to be located to the area.